Every literature answer requires certain points to be addressed depending on the question. We will shortly be coming out with a guide to most of the questions that you’ll face in MSP.
For now though, try and really refine how you are applying the PEEAL Structure in your answers.
Send in your answers to us at rx.revise@gmail.com for feedback and corrections!
Scoring can be tricky in english literature and the best way to improve is to do practice answers.
For every chapter/scene of your text try and identify if it is dramatic or revealing and how. Find evidence to support this.
For every character try identifying their character traits and behaviours and find evidence in the text that supports your observation.
At the end try and formulate all these things into one response with an introduction, one body paragraphs for each point following the PEEAL method and lastly a conclusion.
In addition to this, knowing your texts really well is super important to ensure you have enough to write about. Try to read your texts atleast once before the exam, but if there's no time, atleast go through an online summary of the text (you can find really good ones on SparkNotes, LitCharts, or CliffNotes. These also give great annotations and notes for themes, symbols, motifs, and characters that I'd really recommend taking a look at.
Once you've consolidated these notes and reviewed them, make sure you practise practise practise like we've said before.
During the actual exam though, it all comes down to your clearheadedness. Make sure that you don't go in stressed, and once you get your paper, immediately identify the questions you will be doing. Think a bit before doing this so that you don't switch questions midway realising you have more points for the other choice. Also, before you start actually answering the question, make a really quick plan just writing down 3-4 points that you will adress, and then make each of these points one paragraph. This will ensure a structured answer that sticks to what the question is really asking, which gives you maximum points as your response will be super relevant to the markscheme.
Every literature answer requires certain points to be addressed depending on the question. We will shortly be coming out with a guide to most of the questions that you’ll face in MSP.
For now though, try and really refine how you are applying the PEEAL Structure in your answers.
Send in your answers to us at rx.revise@gmail.com for feedback and corrections!
Scoring can be tricky in english literature and the best way to improve is to do practice answers.
For every chapter/scene of your text try and identify if it is dramatic or revealing and how. Find evidence to support this.
For every character try identifying their character traits and behaviours and find evidence in the text that supports your observation.
At the end try and formulate all these things into one response with an introduction, one body paragraphs for each point following the PEEAL method and lastly a conclusion.
In addition to this, knowing your texts really well is super important to ensure you have enough to write about. Try to read your texts atleast once before the exam, but if there's no time, atleast go through an online summary of the text (you can find really good ones on SparkNotes, LitCharts, or CliffNotes. These also give great annotations and notes for themes, symbols, motifs, and characters that I'd really recommend taking a look at.
Once you've consolidated these notes and reviewed them, make sure you practise practise practise like we've said before.
During the actual exam though, it all comes down to your clearheadedness. Make sure that you don't go in stressed, and once you get your paper, immediately identify the questions you will be doing. Think a bit before doing this so that you don't switch questions midway realising you have more points for the other choice. Also, before you start actually answering the question, make a really quick plan just writing down 3-4 points that you will adress, and then make each of these points one paragraph. This will ensure a structured answer that sticks to what the question is really asking, which gives you maximum points as your response will be super relevant to the markscheme.
Hope this helps! :)